Garbage utilization and disposal plant



March 22, 1932. B. PARKER 1,350,332 I GARBAGE UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL PLANT Filed Feb. 18, 1929 2 snee'ts-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

verse earns PAT Patented Mar.- 22, 1932 BEBNHARDT PARKER, OF NEW YORK; N. Y.

GARBAGE UTILIZATION AND DISPOSAL PLANT Application filed February 18, 1929. Serial No. 340,713.

vide a means for removing the volatile prod- V ucts from garbage and directing the same into suitable apparatus wherein the valuable byproducts may be conserved.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple eficient device for utilizing the byproducts liberated during the treatment of the garbage.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an apparatus that is adapted to separate the valuable volatile elements that are a part of garbage and reduce them to valuable commercial byproducts and at the same time utilizing the other parts for producing power.

Another valuable feature of my invention consists in the arrangement and construction of the apparatus whereby there are no offensive odors or dangerous gases liberated that are associated with the same.

It is well known in the art that garbage disposal and incinerator plants have been used but none contemplate the conservation of the byproducts therein, at the same time utilizing the combustible elements for power purposes and none of these have the same organization of particular elements for producing these results.

I attain these results preferably by the means illustrated in the accompanying drawings. wherein similar parts are referred to by like numerals throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a partial longitudinal view in section of the apparatus.

Figure 2 is a section taken on lines,22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken on lines 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section taken on lines 44: of Figure 1. y x

The apparatus consists of a substantially airtight retort l'provided with annular rings 2 and 3 on each end, each ring co-operating with the rollers 4, 5, 6 and 7 which are supported in the supports 8 and 9 and this retort maybe revolved by means of the motor 10, carrying a sprocket 11, connected by the chain 12 to the sprocket 13, suitably located V on the retort 1. I I

The bearing supports 8 are supported upon the foundation 1a which has an extension at TENT uric]: g

15 upon which is mounted the supports 16. p

17 18 and 19 holding the enclosing casing20 through which the retort 1 passes and in which it freely revolves, the collars 21 and 22 provided for sealing the space 23 between the casing and the retort.

The casing is extended at 24 providing a combustion chamber 25 for gas or other fuel which may be introduced therein through the pipes 26 and 27 and the heat passes up the passages 28 and 29 past the dampers 30 and 31, provided with adjusting means 32 and 33, into the space 23 surrounding the retort and thence out through the stack 34 as indicated in Figures 1 and 3.

The foundation also carries a fixed material feeder comprised of a tube 35 supported by the supports 36 and projecting into the end of the retort at 37 where it may be sealed in any suitable manner.

This tube carries a suitably shaped hopper 38 which projects beyond the floor 39, so that the garbage wagon or the like 40 may dis charge garbage, as shown by the dotted lines ll into said hopper and this floor is provided with a stop 42 for said wagon.

The tube 35 has a piston 43 formed with an apron 4:4 for sealing the opening through which garbage is fed to, the tube and thepis-' ton rod extends into a steam, air or water tweensaid'rollers with a variably controlled independent heating means at one end at the' bottom and an outlet on the opposite end in the to and a revolvable feeder at the outlet end 0 said retort feeding materials to the endless chain grate in said furnace.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 15th day of February, 1929.

' BERNHARDT PARKER.

The opposite end of the cylinder 1 projects into a jca sing 58 providedwithanoutlet159 which may carrythe volatile products of combustion to any suitable remote point where they may be utilized and-this casing-is provided with a sealing meansGO.

' In the bottom of this casing is a feed wheel I 61 provided with a pulley 462 connected by a belt or chain 63 to a motor pulley or the'like 64 ofitbe motor- 65.

The furnace 66, with its front, side,rear alls, roof and floor, has a combustion chamber 67 an arch 68, water-tubes 69, drum ,70, V

ashnhopperg'll, baflles 72;and 73, bridge wall 7 4, ash dumping doors 75 with an operating "handle -7,6,;an outlet .77 provided with a V ZS anda-draftmay beyinduced through; this furnace ,as indicated 'by'the.

.firlnws; therein by means of theifan 7 9 with the pulley 89driven bythe belt 81; connected I to: the pylleyBZofthe. motori83,the air being lqupplieiini the usual way through suitable I Dried material is fed to thescombustion hamben67 of, thefurnace 66 by meansgofthe connected to the casing 58 to asuita- 'ble chain-conveyor 85 which isprovided with ta-pulley 86,driven by a belt87, connected to the! pulley-64 of the motor 65.

, Theffan -79and motor 83 may belsupported by any-suitable support such as 88, andthere may be an extensionofthefurnacesfoundation ;at 89; so that ashes Jmav be removed through-the doors75 inany suitableway to'a conveyance in the space 90 andthe chain-conveyor 85 may be providedtwithascraper and guide 91 adapted to remove and directburnt as esinto theash pit 71. a I a i.

!Having;thus illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of'my' invention, I do I not wish to limit myself tothe exact construction orarrangement of partsshow-n, since it is evident that modifications may be made therein-without departing from ;the spirit of the invention or scope of: the claim.

I claim Agarbage utilization system, comprised of V a foundation-supporting a furnace, provided w th an endless chain grate, a revolvable, substantiallyconstantlyclosed-retort with a' feeding= means connected to the inlet end thereof,

said retort supported on rollersadjacent the ends andprovided with means carrying away volat le gases and havingjan enclosure be- 

